Corsage support



R. A. KABER RSAGEJ April 9, 1957 CO SUPPORT Filed July 15, 1953 a MA ATTORNEYS CORSAGE SUPPORT Rex A. Kaber, Campbell, Calif.

Application July 13, 1953, Serial No. 367,542

6 Claims. (Cl. 2 4-5) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in corsage supports and more particularly to new and useful improvements in corsage supports which may be secured to the wrist, shoulder or hair of the wearer, and also may be secured to a prayer book and support the corsage in any desired position while at the same time providing a marker to permit the book to be readily opened to any desired page.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a novel corsage support made of any suitable flexible material wherein means are provided to secure the support to any type of band for the purpose of securing a corsage on various parts of the wearers body.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel corsage holder which may be pivotally mounted on a supporting band and secured in position either 1ongitudinally or transversely of the band.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a novel corsage support having the features and characteristics set forth which may be manufactured easily and cheaply and is entirely efiicient and effective in operation and use.

These and other objects ofthe present invention and various features and details of the operation and construction thereof are hereinafter more fully set forth and described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a corsage support of the present invention secured to the wrist of a person;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of'the corsage support of the present invention prior to having a corsage afiixed thereto;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the corsage support illustrated in Fig. 2 with the corsage holder rotated to a position extending transversely to the supporting band;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the corsage support taken on line 44, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a corsage support of the present invention secured to a band which may mount the corsage support on a prayer book or similar article and also serve as a book marker;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a book on which is mounted a corsage and corsage support of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the book illustrated in Pig. 6 in an opened position illustrating the method of securing the combination band and book marker to the book.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, and particularly Figs. 1 to 4 thereof, reference numeral 10 desig nates generally the corsage supporting member which is stamped or otherwise cut from a flat sheet of form retaining metal. The corsage support member 10 comprises an elongated body portion 11 having a plurality of laterally extending fingers 12 on the respective opposite sides of the body portion 11 and arranged in staggered relation with each other. In order to secure a corsage nited States Patent 0 2,787,819 -Patented Apr. 9, 1957 ice 2 to the corsage supporting member 10, the elongated finger portions 12 are bent upwardly with respect to the body portion 11 and around the stern portion of the corsage, for example as illustrated in Fig. 1, to securely grasp the corsage and prevent displacement of the corsage with respect to the corsage holder.

In accordance with the present invention the corsage holder is adapted to be pivotally mounted on a supporting band 13 and means are provided to releasably secure the body portion of the corsage supporting member in a position extending either longitudinally or transversely of the band 13. T 0 this end a rivet 14 or other suitable fastening member having an enlarged head on opposite sides thereof extends through openings in the band and corsage supporting member to pivotally mount the corsage supporting member on the band. The band 13 is substantially the same width as the body portion 11 of the corsage supporting member 10 and is engaged by two pairs of tabs 15 which are formed integrally with and extend downwardly from opposite sides of the body member 11 intermediate the fingers 12. The tabs 15 are equally spaced longitudinally of the body portion 11 at opposite sides of the center line of the rivet 14 with the distance between the inner edges of the tabs on each side of the body member substantially equal to the width of the band 13. By this construction the tabs 15 engage opposite side edges of the band 13 regardless of whether the body portion 11 extends longitudinally or transversely of the band and prevent relative rotary movement of the corsage supporting member with respect to the band. When it is desired to rotate the corsage supporting member the band 13 is bent sharply downward at opposite sides of the rivet 14, for example as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 4 to a position below the lower extremities of the tabs 15 thereby permitting free rotation of the corsage supporting member with respect to the band 13.

The band 13 maybe formed of a flexible plastic material such as a thin strip of Lucite or, alternatively, may consist of a sheet of flexible metal and may be so dimensioned to secure the corsage supporting member to the wearers wrist, shoulder, head or any other portion of the wearers body. In addition the band 13 may have a clasp :secured thereto for the purpose of mounting the corsage supporting member on an article of clothing.

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 illustrate a modified form of the present invention wherein a corsage supporting member 17 identical in form to the member 10 is pivotally mounted as indicated at 18 on one end of an elongated band 16 in a manner similar to the above described mounting of the corsage supporting member 10 on the band 13. The band 16 is specifically designed for supporting a corsage on the outer surface of the front cover of a prayer book and also for serving as a book marker to permit the book to be opened at any specific page. To this end the body portion of the band is considerably longer than the height of the book, and the end portion of the band which carries the corsage supporting member 17 overlies the outer surface of the book. The central portion of the band extends upwardly of the book along the inner surface of the front cover, as illustrated in Fig. 7, while the extreme inner end portion of the band is bent over the pages of the book adjacent the page at which the book is to be opened. By this construction, the band 16 serves to carry the corsage supporting member 17 and mark the page where it is desired to open the book.

From the foregoing it will be observed that the present invention provides a novel corsage support formed of a flexible material which may secure a corsage in any desired position upon the person of the wearer or a book or similar article and prevent the corsage from moving with respect to the band or member supporting the corsage.

While particular embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described herein, it is not intended to limit the invention to such a disclosure and changes and modifications may be incorporated andembodied therein within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a corsage holder comprising an elongated fiat body portion of manually bendable form-retaining material, a plurality of manually bendable finger portions extending outwardly from said body portion operable to receive and grasp a corsage, a band having parallel side edges, means pivotally mounting said body portion in overlying relation to said band for alternate positions parallel and transverse to said band, and at least one pair of tabs spaced apart a distance corresponding to the Width of said band intermediate said parallel edges and projecting toward said band from the body portion into engagement with said band operable to prevent rotation of the body portion with respect to the band, said pair of tabs in one of said positions of said body portion engaging one side edge of said band at opposite sides of said pivotal mounting, and in the other of said positions straddling said band and engaging opposite side edges thereof at one side of said pivotal mounting.

2. In a corsage holder comprising an elongated flat body portion of manually bendable form-retaining material, two pairs of manually bendable finger portions formed integrally with said body portion and extending laterally outward therefrom on opposite sides of the end portions of the body portion, a band of substantially the same width as the body portion, means pivotally mounting the body portion on the band for alternate positions parallel and transverse to said band, and two pairs of tabs projecting toward said band from opposite sides of said body portion equally spaced at opposite sides of said mounting means, said pairs of tabs being spaced apart a distance corresponding to the width of said band, each pair of tabs being operable in one of said positions of the body portion to straddle said band and engage the opposite side edges of said band to prevent rotation of the body portion with respect to the band, and operable in the other of said positions of the body portion to engage one side edge of said band at opposite sides of said pivotal mounting to prevent rotation of the body portion with respect to the band.

3. In a corsage holder comprising an elongated flat body portion of manually bendable form-retaining material, a plurality of manually bendable finger portions extending outward outward from said body portion operable to receive and grasp a corsage, a band having parallel side edges, means pivotally mounting said body portion to said band for alternate positions parallel and transverse to said band, and two pairs of tabs projecting toward said band from opposite sides of said body portion, each of said pairs of tabs being operable in one of said positions of the body portions to straddle said band and engage the opposite side edges of said band to prevent rotation of the body portion relative to the band, and operable in the other of said positions of the body portion to engage respectively one side edge of said band at opposite sides of the pivotal mounting to prevent rotation of the body portion with respect to the band, said tabs being equally spaced at opposite sides of said mounting means and spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the width of said band between said parallel side edges, and operable to be disengaged from the band upon flexure of either the body portion of the band about said pivotal mounting means.

4. A eorsage holder according to claim 1 wherein said manually bendable finger portions comprise two pairs formed integrally with said body portion and extending laterally outwardly therefrom at opposite sides of the end portions of the body portion, and wherein further said flexible band is of substantially the same width as said body portion.

5. A holder according to claim 1 wherein said band is of substantially the same width between said parallel side edges as the body portion, and wherein further said pivotal mounting means is disposed adjacent one end of the band, the other end of said band being elongated and extending outwardly away from said body portion.

6. A holder according to claim 4 wherein flexible band is of manually bendable form-retaining material, and wherein further said mounting means is disposed adjacent one end of said band, the other end of said band being elongated and extending outwardly from said body portion.

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